The Ouster County Republican
D. M. AMSBERRY , Editor
J3UOKBN BOW , - . NBBHASKA
A Coiling Down of the More Impor
tant Events Here and There
Foreign.
Tli chief of police of Buenos Ayrcs ,
Honor Falcon iind tnc police sccre-
Inry were assassinated while driving
In Cnllno street. A mnn , supposed to
lie a Russlnn unurclilHt , but not yet
Identified , sprang from a secluded
spot , where lie had been In waiting ,
and throw a bomb directly under the
carriage. Th < > vehicle was blown to
pieces and both Senor Falcon and tlio
secretary were torrlbly Injured. They
were carried to the sidewalk and
later were transferred to a hospital ,
but both died shortly afterward. ,
The state department has called
' .Ipon the Cuban government for n
( statement of facts Intended to dis
close whether or not the newly nego
tiated treaty between Spain and Cuba
constitutes such an arrangement as
would destroy the preferential treat
ment accorded to United States Im
ports Into Cuba under the existing
Cuban reciprocity treaty.
The joint committee of the house of
lords and the house of commons
which was appointed In July to Inquire -
quire Into the censorship of the
drama , reported In favor of contin
uing the censorship and of extending
the authority of the censor , so as to
Include also the supervision over the
music halls the same as Is now In
effect at the theaters.
Allco Paul and Amelia Brown , the
window-smashing suffragettes , were
sentenced each to one month at hard
labor. Both nro members of the Mrs.
Kmmellno Pankhurst organization.
During the banquet at Guild hall ,
"London , In honor of the king's birth
day stones wore thrown through a
window of the banquet hall , the crash
of glass startling the company and In
terrupting the speech of the lord
major.
General.
The failure of Nebraska farmers to
bring their grain to market has
caused a great falling off In grain re
ceipts , according to the government
report for September. i
Demands of railway switchmen for
nn Increase In wages are to bo con
sidered within the next two weeks
by railroads operating west of Chica
go and will supersede the claims of
the Dromon.
Congressman Klnkald of the Sixth
Nebraska District says that "Tho
currency question probably will beef
of paramount Importance this term ,
There IB no question that our
financial system must he revised , and
It Is not too early now to begin leg
islation. Senator Aldrlch has aroused
considerable Interest amoiiE bankers
and business men In the necessity of
a , better banking system. "
Miss Margaret llllngton , the actress ,
divorced from Daniel Frohman , Now
York theatrical manager , married
Edward J. Howes , a millionaire real
estate operator of Tacoma. The wed
ding took place at Heno , Nov.
A 30 per cent Increase in the price
of hogs at western markets over a
year ago Is the average reported by
the department of agriculture as pro-
Tailing on or about November 1.
The chief of police of Buenos Ayres ,
Senor Falcon , and the police secre
tary were assassinated while driving
In Callao street. A man , supposed to
be n Russian anarchist , but not yet
Identified , sprang from a secluded
spot , whcro ho had boon In waiting ,
and throw a bomb directly under the
carriage. The vehicle was blown to
pieces and both Senor Falcon and
the secretary were torrlbly Injured.
That John G. Carlisle , secretary of
the treasury under President Cleve
land , Is convalescent at St. Vincent's
hospital , Now York. lie has been
dangerously 111.
The members of the Omaha police
department who assisted In the ar
rest and conviction of the bandits
who hold up and robbed the Overland
Limited on the Union Pacific on the
night of May 22 , have boon extended
n vote of thanks by the government
o dicers.
Edward William Bedfort , the Cana
dian , who was arrested In London last
ni'pUh charged on his own confession
with the murder of Ethel Klnrado nt
Hamilton , Ont. , has now admitted
that there was no truth In his story.
According to an official announce
ment the government forces have re
covered the telegraph station at Chile ,
which had fallen into the hands of
the rebels. It Is stated that no re
clRtnnco was offered.
That ho Is guilty of the theft of
fcven horses and buggies which ho
sold in order to obtain money for
gambling , was the startling statement
made in a written confession to
Sheriff Hamlll at Los Angeles by
Robert Perry , an active' Sunday school
worker and writer of many sacred
congs.
There are 200,000 men and women
In New York city who are willing to
work , but are _ not able to secure em
ployment , was'tho statement made by
Cora D. Harvey , secretary of the
National Committee of the Unem
ployed.
The body of the dowager empress
of China was taken from the forbid
den city on Us way to the tomb.
Gov. Slmllonbergor of Nebraska has
Issued his thanksgiving day proclama
tion.
Thomas J. Llowellen of Hastings ,
Neb. , has been appointed clerk In the
coast and geoloek-al survey service.
Frank Czolgosz , aged10 years ,
older brother of Loon Czolgosz , the
assassin of President McKlnley , died
at Aberdeen , WIs.
A negro murderer was lynched at
Cairo , 111. , and his body burned by In
furiated citizens.
Quarterly dividends of 2V6 per cent
on Union Pacific stock and V/j per
cent on Southern Pacific common
were declared at the recent meetings
of the boards of directors of these
railroad companies.
The naval question Is likely to be
uppermost at the meeting of the On
tario parliament at Ottawa.
Evidence Is thought tote forth
coming against "tho man higher up"
In the sugar-weighing frauds. .
A young bandit nt Now Albany , Ind. ,
killed a bank cashier and desperately
wounded the president and a negro.
At ClovolaO. \ . , Mrs. Laura Peter
son died an Instant after she received
her divorced husband , Charles Peter
son , back Into her life.
The Nebraska corn crop Is a little
short of last year's crop according to
the state labor bureau. The convict
labor contract was signed by the
governor state offcors.
President Taft believes he la en
titled to a rest and will not visit Pa
nama this winter.
Senator Aldrlch , at Kansas City dis
cussed , with evident approval , the
European plan of finances.
The shortage of Warrlnor , the Big
Four treasurer at Cincinnati , may
mount to two million dollars.
The Indian paymaster at Rod Store ,
Oklahoma , began the semi-annual pay
ment of $250,000 to the Klowa and Comanche -
mancho tribes. Each member of a
family receives from $50 to $100 , ac
cording to the amount of land leased.
The corn crop was Injured very little -
tlo In Nebraska according to statistics
compiled by the state labor ' rcau.
The total yield this year , according to
the reports of the bureau , aggregated
lfii,5GG,105 bushels , an average of
25.7 bushels j-or aero.
The late Judge Lewis E. Payson ,
former representative to congress
from Illinois , loft an estate valued at
nearly $900.000 , according to the peti
tion for the probate of his will filed
by his widow , Mrs. Louise B. Payson.
Gov. Dcneon of Illinois ordered
troops to Cairo to put down mob
violence.
Edward Hoff , a farmer , confessed to
the police that the body of the woman
found In the river near Indianapolis
was that of Ills wife , and confessed
that ho had canned her death by push
ing her from a bridge.
Commander Peary says ho has nc
ambition to search for the south
pole.
Washington. ,
The court of appeals of the District
of Columbia denied an application
intulo by counsel for Samuel ( tampers ,
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison , of
the American Federation of Labor ,
sentenced to Jail for contempt , for a
stay In the Issuauco of the mandate
to the supreme court of the District
of Columbia , until January 2 , 1910.
Unless notice of an appeal Is given
soon , the mandate will bo handed
down in a few days.
Four hundred thousand dollars , in
the judgment of Secretary Wilson , of
the Department of Agriculture , will
bo necessary to administer properly
'the 25.000.00Q acres of public lands
added to national forests by Presi
dent Roosevelt during the last six
weeks of the Roosevelt administra
tion. The bulk of these lands Is In
Alaska. Approximately 194,500.000
acres of public land are now includ
ed In the national forests.
Efforts are being made by the post-
office department to locate the fifteen
letters containing postofllco money or
ders and about $1,500 In cash that dis
appeared in the desk of II. L. John
son , superintendent of the money or
der division of the Washington city
postolllco. As the time of the theft
Is well known , It is believed It will
not bo dlfllcult to fix the guilt upon
some one who was known to bo in the
superintendent's olllco when the paoic-
ago disappeared.
While reiterating his oft-expressed
holief that the United States should
attempt a national expedition into
Antarctic regions , Commander Robert
E. Peary declared that because of the
fact that Commander Robert F.
Scott , of the British navy , Is working
on a south polo expedition , It would
bo improper to attempt to utilize his
route or the regions In which ho is
to work. Therefore , ho said , ho baa
given the matter no further thought
since his return from the north , when
ho stated that his Held work was at
an end.
Personal.
The latest from the Roosevelt party
Is to the effect that they are all well.
Queen Helena of Italy Is to become
a member of the International Con
gress of Mothers , according to letters
received from the Italian embassy at
Washington.
Flvo Wyoming cattlemen will enter
guilty pleas and save their necks by
going to prison.
There la n shortage of officers in
the engineer department of the army.
President Taft was conferred a now
degree by Wesleyan university of Mid-
dleton , Conn.
The seat on the Now York Stock
Exchange hold by the late E. II. Hur-
rtman , was sold , the purchaser not
being announced.
Labor conditions In Great Britain
are going from bad to worse.
Union labor scored a victory In the
San Francisco election ,
THE YEAR 1909 SHOWS UP WITH
166,565,105 BUSHELS.
FIGURE THEPBICEflT08 CENTS
The Flrnt Big Contest Over Water
Power Privileges Other Matters
nt the State Capital.
The state labor bureau reports a
total of 1GG,5G5,105 bushels of corn
raised In Nebraska this year. At 58
cents a bushel this means a total
valuation of $90,008.460. The aver
age yield per acre this year was 25.7
bushels. Tljat the hot weather In
August did not do so * much damage
as estimated is shown by the fact
that last year's bumper crop was
178,599.000 or an average of 28.17
bushels per acre. The acreage this
year was slightly In excess of that of
last year , being 0,177,282 , as compared
with 6,399,019 last year.
The following Is this year's acre
age , average yield and total produc
tion by counties as compiled by the
state labor bureau :
Av. yd. Production
Totals 0.177.2S2 2.1.7 109,179,137
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Judge Sedgwick's Expenses.
It cost Judge Samuel Sedgwlck $413
to bo elected to the supreme bench.
Of this amount his statement Hied
with the secretary pf state shows
$200 wont to the republican state
committee- and $200 at a later date
was "promised" the committee. B.
P. Good , the democratic-non-partisan-
populist candidate , spent $365.75 and
of this sum $100 went to the demo
cratic state committee. Frank L.
Ilaller spent $100 and ho was elected
regent of the state university. Judge
Dean spent $385.2(5. (
Dlllatory Returns.
The state canvassing board may
lake a notion to make an example of
some of the counties in this state
which continually and persistently
refuse to send In their election re
turns according to law. The law
specifies just when these returns
must bo made to the state board and
there Is a penalty attached unless that
law Is complied with.
Bleached Flour Controversy.
The board of regents of the state
university directed Chancellor Avery
and Dr. A. L. Way , both expert chem
ists , to defend Nebraska's interests
in the bleached Hour controversy ,
lioth will testify as exports In the
Iowa controversy.
The board of canvassers of the re2
turns of the recent election found on
counting the votes that there were
thirty ties In contests for road over
seers , constables and justices In Cass
county.
State Cannot Buy Bonds.
State Treasurer Urlnu is turning
away offers for the purchase of coun
ty , district and municipal bonds. Ho
has bought n great many school dis
trict and municipal bonds under the
provisions of the amended constitu
tion of the state , but recently had
to refuse to buy $100,000 of Phelps
county bonds. During his period of
service Treasurer Brian has Invested
$3,000,000 of state funds , but
$2,000,000 of this was in state war
rants that constitute n state debt
when they are outstanding.
OPPOSED BY BARTON.
State Auditor Against Selling of
Insurance Stock.
State Auditor Barton Is opposed to
Insurance companies selling stock
through agents whoso pay IH taken
out of the money paid for the stock.
Along the same line he will ask for
legislation making It Illegal for any in
surance company to transact business
in Nebraska whose capital stock has
not been fully paid up and to prohibit
any Insurance company hereafter
formed to do business In the state if
the cost of Its organization and stock
sales has exceeded 5 per cent of the
total sum contributed by the stock
holders.
The state auditor believes the prac
tice of insurance companies putting
stock salesmen out on the road selling
stock and paying these salesmen out
of the money they secure from the
stockholders Is not only bad practice ,
but augurs well for someone to lose
money. For that reason ho Intends to
fight the practice If such Is the prac
tice in Nebraska , and he warns the
people against buying stock In such
companies.
This question was taken up at the
meeting of the Insurance commission
ers from many states and a resolu
tion was adopted asking all the states
to enact legislation along the lines
above sot out.
It was brought out at that meeting
that from 20 to 30 per cent of the
stock on the market and that per cent ,
therefore , of the capital stock never
reached the treasury of the company.
Orders by Adjutant General.
Adjutant General Hartlgau has Is
sued the following orders :
Companies l and G of the Second
regiment , and L of the First regi
ment , located In the city of Omaha ,
are hereby organized Into a provision
al battalion for the purpose of drill
and discipline.
Lieutenant Colonel W. E. Bnehr Is
placed in command of ( Ms provisional
battalion.
Commanders of companies assigned
to this provisional battalion will re
port In person to Colonel Baehr.
The colonel of the First regiment
will direct Regimental Adjutant .7. A.
Llllio and Regimental Commissary
Dell P. Lough to report to Colonel
Uaohr for duty with above provisional
battalion.
Company C. First regiment , and the
First machine gun company , located
in the city of Beatrice , are hereby or
ganized into a provisional battalion
for the purpose of drill and discipline.
Major A. II. Ilollingsworth is placed
in command of this provisional bat
talion.
Commanding officers of Company C ,
First regiment , and the First machine
gun company , will in person report to
Major Holllngworth.
Good Roads Association.
The Nebraska good roads associa
tion is arranging for a meeting and
program to be given here during the
sessions of organized agriculture in
this city In January. The association
was organized one year ago with A.
V. Pearce of Fairbury , president ;
Walter S. Whittcn of Lincoln , secre
tary ; William Gottsclmlk , Columbus ,
vice president , and Leo Arnett and
John R. Bennett , members of the ex
ecutive committee.
Work of Game Warden.
Game Warden Gullus has returned
from a trip over the state , where ho
has been planting fish. Ho placed fish
as follows : Blue river above the dam
nt Mllford. 1,500 crappies. cat and
yellow bull heads ; St. Michael slough
near Cairo In Hall county , 500 black
bass and crapplo ; Pleasanton lake
Ravenna , GOO black bass ; "Victoria
creek near Anselmo , 600 black bass ;
Jamrog pond , Ash ton100 sunfish ;
Swan lake , Cherry county , 800 black
bass , crapplc , 500 rock bass ; Big
creek , 500 trout ; North Loup near
Brownlce , 500 rainbow trout ; Twin
lakes near llyannis , 600 bass ; Tsnmp
lake , 500 black bass ; Springs lake
near Gerrlng , 500 black bass ; Irriga
tion lake near Minitare , 500 black
bass , 500 cat.
Civil Service Examinations.
The United States civil service com
mission announces the following ex
aminations to be held at Lincoln ,
Grand Island and Omaha : November
23 , 24 , junior engineer , geological sur
vey ; November 24 , junior chemist ( ex.
plosives ) , geological survey.
A Woman County Treasurer.
Miss Gertrude Jordan was elected
the county treasurer of Cherry county
at the last election. She Is the first
woman to be elected to this office in
Nebraska. For seven years , up until
Governor Shallouberger and State
Auditor Barton are very enthusiastic
over the plan for uniform accounting
which Is to bo made effective in all
the state Institutions by January 1.
By this means the auditor declares
that the state can have accurate
knowledge as to what Is being paid
for every item at each institution.
The Lincoln Statue.
Daniel Chester French , the New
York sculptor who Is to design a
bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln
for the capltol grounds , arrived in
Lincoln , nccompnaled by his assistant ,
II. Bacon. Ho spent some time lookIng -
Ing over the different portions of the
four blocks that comprise the cnpltol
grounds. After ho had given his
opinion a majority of the commission
coincided with him In saying that the
west side of the grounds ought to bo
chosen as the site for the monument.
WILL AFFECT STATE AND INTER
STATE TRANSPORTAION.
MORE FREE TIME IS GRANTED
Members of National Association of
Railway Commissioners Argue
Question Fall to Embody
Demurrage Rule.
Washington Despite opposition to
the forty-eight hour free time rule ,
and the failure to embody a reciprocal
demurrage rule , the national associa
tion of railway commissioners , in con
vention hero Wednesday adopted a
uniform , code of demurrage rules , to bo
applicable ftllko to state and interstate
transportation. This code -was Incor
porated in a report of a committee ,
headed by Commissioner I ane of the
interstate commerce commission.
Instead of allowing only forty-eight
hours free time for loading or unload
ing cars with all commodities , as rec
ommended by the majority of the sne-
cial committee , three minority mem
bers reported in favor of seventy-two
hours on cars containing more than
60,000 pounds. W. P. Hall , chairman
of the Massachusetts commission , said
that the custom in the six Now Eng
land states was to allow ninety-six
hours free time , and he asked that the
association go slow in recommending
forty-eight hours only. To this Com
missioner Lane said that when Mr.
Hall had been a member of the com
mission which drafted the report he
had never attended a meeting.
R. H. Burr of Florida contended the
states should bo left to fix the length
of free time without Interference. One
of the most determined advocates of
limitation to forty-eight hours was C.
F. Staples of Minnesota.
"I have often wondered why our
farmers could not get cars in which
to ship our grain , " ho said. "Now I
have found out that it was because
you fellows in New England and in
FJorida were keeping them ninety-six
hours for unloading. "
In supporting a reciprocal demur
rage amendment. Chairman R. R.
Prentiss , of the Virginia commission ,
said that the big shippers could get
cars on account of volume of business ,
b'ut it was the little shipper that need
ed protection.
On the other hand , H. D. Loveland
of California stated that the people of
his state were ready to repeal their
reciprocal demurrage law , although It
had been In operation only eight
months.
In spite of all arguments , however ,
the renort of the committee , including
the C9de , were adopted by a vote of
thirty-five to fifteen.
Arguing that car shortage and ser
vice methods of unlawful discrimina
tion for the benefit of favored shippers
are to be remedied most quickly by a
uniform code of rules of demurrage , a
special committee , headed by Commis
sioner Lane of the interstate com
merce commission , recommended to
the convention the approval of a code
it had drafted.
The shippers' point of view of trans
portation problems was laid before the
convention. This task had been as
signed to J. C. Lincoln of the traffic
bureau of the merchants' exchange of
St. Louis , who addressed the conven
tion
UUIl.
UUIl.Here are some of the amendments
of the laws and of railway rules and
regulations which he said were re
quired by shipping interests.
Giving to the interstate commerce
commission the power of temporary
injunction over proposed Increases In
rates.
Gjivlng to shippers the right of rout
ing.
Making the giving of erroneous quo
tations of rates by carriers' agents a
misdemeanor ; giving the power to
some body to award damages to ship
pers as a result of such errors.
Enactment of a law allowing car
riers to meet and confer as to tariffs
rates and regulations without violating
the law of the land.
Creating of a special court to have
exclusive and final jurisdiction over
questions arising from the orders of
the Interstate commerce commission ,
except In such Instances where consti
tutional questions would necessitate an
appeal to the supreme court of the
United States.
Want Better Hinhways.
Des Molnes , la. The National
Grange , In serslon here , went on rec
ord as favoring improvements of the
public highways In preference to the
development of' the deep waterways.
Members declared that Improvement
of market roads Is of far more im
portance than thHt of boulevards for
rich autoists. The grange also voted
In favor of uniformity of taxes
rather than classification. Resolu
tions favoring the adoption of moro
courses of study in colleges and high
schools Avero adopted. The members
snid they would put agriculture and
manual training in place of Latin and
Greek in school courses of study.
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Georgetown Drops Football.
Washington At a meeting of the
'acuity of Georgetown university he'd '
Wednesday it was unanimously de
cided to suspend all football gamers at
the Institution until such t'mo ' as the
national football rules committee gives
assurance that the game has been
shorn of its dangerous features. This
action was taken as a result of the
fata Injuries received by ' Archer
Christian , left halfback on the Unl-
verslty of Virginia football team in
no game between that Institution and
ho University of Georgetown on last
Saturday.
NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES ,
Items of Interest Taken From Hero
and There Over the State.
Farmers In Gngo county , although
paying 4 to 5 cents per bushel , are
not able to get all the corn huskcrs
needed.
Tlio city street force of Wahoo un
earthed an Indian graveyard between
Beach and Elm streets whllo grad
ing. Five skeletons were unearthed.
Undo Sam will make a fine exhibit
at the National Corn Show In Omaha ,
showing some of the most attractive
of Its agricultural display put on at
the Seattle exposition.
With five train robbers convicted
nt Omaha'claims ' for reward will now
be given consideration. Thirty thou
sand dollars is to be handed out to
various parties.
The suit of Thomas Hicks and his
family against the Northwestern
Railroad company for damages to the
amount of $20,000 was settled out of
court at Fremont.
Apple raisers and shippers of York
county apples find that they are dis
criminated against in shipment of
apples from York to marketn in Texas
and other southern points.
At Beatrice Misa Mae Austin , 22
years old , attempted suicide by shoot- > - . -ft
ing. The wound may provo fatal. - fj
Cause , disappointment in a love at-
falr.
Information has como to the probate -
bate court that Charles McLean , the
supposed Schlatter , who died In Hast
ings recently , had money on deposit
\n si number of banks. The deposits
ranged from $300 to $500.
Louis T. fllcGrath , a prominent em
ploye of the Union Paclflc and highly
esteemed among his fellow crafts
men , was killed in the Grand Island
yards by being crushed between two
cars while switching.
In the case of the state versus ?
Nicholas Farrena , charged with death
of Lester Ball in a drunken row nt
Decatur last winter , and who was on
trial at Tekamah , the defendant was
found guilty of manslaughter.
Adjutant General Hartlgan is to be-
in Kearney soon for the purpose of
meeting with a number of business
men to discuss the condition of Com
pany A , located at that point. Re
organization will bo attempted.
At Nehawka Isaac Pollard & Sons
have closed the season's shipment of
apples from the Nehawka fruit farm.
They have shipped about 20,000 bar
rels of apples and manufactured 45-
000 gallons of elder.
The Modern Woodmen of America
log rolling , that will take place in
Broken Bow November 22-23 , will b
one of the events of the year in
western Nebraska. Head Consul A-
R. Talbot of Lincoln will bo present
and take part in the festivities.
Fowler and Gerald Wilcox. feeders
of McCook , report a gain of ninety
pounds per head in thirty days in
500 head of hogs they are feeding.
The feed used was ground and mixed
corn and alfalfa.
After an inspection of Company D t
at Hastings of the Second regiment , , *
Adjutant General Hartigan has announced - ! /
nounced that the organization will
3lect new officers and continue as
active as heretofore.
Eighty acres of land belonging to
the estate of Orlando Cosier , who was
luing for the murder of G. L. Munroe
an May 20 , 1879 , was sold at sheriff
sale in Seward county 'to Sheriff
jillan. The price paid was $3,400.
City Physician S. E. Yoder of Wy-
moro has Issued a circular warning
parents against a threatened epidemic
if polio myelitis. There arc two or /
*
three cases of the disease in the city -
ind the doctor gives Instructions as
1
Lo how to avoid infection.
A largo territory in the vicinity of
Blake , Greeley county , was swept by
a fire that caused n great deal of
damage. More than 1,000 tons of
hay was destroyed by the flames and
a number of buildings wore burned.
Mrs. Frances B. Horham , for a
number of years postmistress at
Adams , has resigned her position , to
take effect as soon as her successor
can bo appointed. She will remove
to Lincoln.
J. P. Eisentrant , an architect from
Kansas City , was in Holdrcge , br' '
ing plans for the new Uhllg Huff
building on East avenue and also for
the now $100,000 court house , for
which bonds were voted at the recent
election.
The Commercial club of Kearney
are planning a big spread for Friday
evening , November 2G. It will bo
for the purpose of increasing its mem
bership and uniting the forces for
definite action during the coming
year.
In an address to the students of
the Hastings High school Senator
Norris Brown declared that indii-i-
tions were favorable for the adoption
of the Income tax amendment to the
federal constitution. Favorable ac-
tlon by two-thirds of the legislatures
Is necessary to the adoption of the
amendment.
Though Miss Helen Hastings was
elected superintendent of the Perkins
county schools at the last election ,
she may not get the office. In t
case the present superintendent will
continue in office. Miss Hastings
won by twenty-eight votes , but she
does not hold a first grade certificate ,
as required by law.
A meeting of county division
friends and advocates has been called
at Ansloy November 22 to draw now
lines and begin the county division
campaign for the next general elec
tion , November , 1910. > L
The York county corn show will v
bo held November 23 to 27 , Inclusive.
and promises to bo n hummer , bun-
dreds of boys and girls of the county
entering the contest for cash , mer-
chnndlso and trophies offered as
prizes In the different classes , which ,
Including $150 donated by the county
board of supervisors , amounts to in
the neighborhood of $500.